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Core i5-11400 vs Core i7-12700K

Core i5-11400 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i5-11400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 233 days newer than Core i5-11400.

Advantages of Core i5-11400

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 6% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-11400 - 191 vs 181 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 20 vs 12 threads
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

181

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

191

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.32/FPS

100%

Price, €

€251.49

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1940

77%

Multi-Core

7300

53%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo

Core i5-11400

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Mar 16th, 2021Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Rocket LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
20
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 730Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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